"... The eyes are often the first thing we see when we look at someone. And when you look at them up close, everyone’s eye color is a kaleidoscope of shapes and hues. How does eye color work? The answer... continue reading

posted by ant 2 days 15 hours 52 minutes ago • 104 views • 6:21

US China Trade War: This is a War of Values’—Curtis Ellis Curtis Ellis, who was special advisor to the Secretary of Labor in the Trump-Pence administration, and is now a Senior Policy Advisor... continue reading

posted by bobknight33 6 days 3 hours 7 minutes ago • 17 views • 38:22

An American explorer has descended nearly 11km (seven miles) to the deepest place in the ocean - the Mariana Trench in the Pacific. Victor Vescovo spent four hours exploring the bottom of the trench... continue reading

posted by newtboy 6 days 6 hours 38 minutes ago • 1,133 views • 2:14

YouTube description: Even if you are a fruit and veggie lover, chances are you’ve never heard of most, if any, of the produce grown on Aaron Choi’s Girl & Dug Farms in San Marcos, California. Badger... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 days 13 hours 39 minutes ago • 156 views • 3:20

YouTube description: David Owen reports on noise pollution, an intangible phenomenon with serious costs to human health and wildlife. (H/T @eric3579)

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 days 13 hours 39 minutes ago • 332 views • 8:45

YouTube description: At the University of Canterbury, in Christchurch, New Zealand, the team at Mars Bioimaging are using detector equipment originally developed for the Large Hadron Collider, and putting... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 week ago • 625 views • 5:41

YouTube description: Thai restaurants are abundant and popular in many parts of the world. This has a lot to do with the Thai government actively promoting Thai food overseas for more than a decade. ... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 week 4 days ago • 75 views • 7:54

After fourteen years of pretty much uncontested domination, Goodyear saw their reign challenged by a small band of Indiana tire makers named Hoosier Racing Tires. What ensued was one of the bloodiest conflicts... continue reading

posted by bobknight33 1 week 4 days ago • 63 views • 18:28

According to a new report from the United Nations, our planet is in worse shape than at any other time in human history. The Trump Administration has done everything they can to do nothing about climate... continue reading

posted by newtboy 1 week 6 days ago • 891 views • 3:01

YouTube description: At the end of 17th century, a woman named Jang Gye-Hyang compiled a recipe book filled with dishes preferred by nobles and how-tos on storing and fermenting food. The text, called... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 week 6 days ago • 5 views • 3:50

YouTube description: Kerosene Creek is a natural hot spring near Rotorua, on the North Island of New Zealand. And there have been official warnings for years: don't put your head under water. It turns... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 weeks ago • 399 views • 3:42

"... I love coffee. Like, a lot. You know who else loves coffee? Astronauts! And also the people who help them do awesome things in space (I think NASA might be powered by coffee). But how do astronauts... continue reading

posted by ant 2 weeks 3 days ago • 116 views • 11:39

President Donald Trump is spreading another grotesque abortion claim —no surprise it’s 100% false. Trump said the following at the same Trump rally that saw a BBC cameraman attacked by a Trump supporter: ... continue reading

posted by newtboy 3 weeks 1 day ago • 24 views • 1:48

"... We’ve all gotten dizzy before… but have you ever gotten WEIRD DIZZY? I teamed up with Vanessa Hill from BrainCrat to answer the question 'why do we get dizzy?' and in the process we learned about... continue reading

posted by ant 3 weeks 2 days ago • 635 views • 9:22

YouTube description: A quick overview of how we build underwater structures.

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 weeks 6 days ago • 415 views • 8:18

YouTube description: This millipede uses deadly cyanide gas to keep predators at bay. But one beetle can tolerate the toxic defense and rides the millipede like a bucking bronco. Who will win this showdown... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 weeks 6 days ago • 329 views • 4:33

Onion Senior Political Reporter Eliza Hayes provides a definitive breakdown of why you're wrong.

posted by newtboy 3 weeks 6 days ago • 34 views • 51 secs